Here, The geography of Belize is very mountanious,in the souther half of the country. This half contains the Mayan Mountains. These mountains reach up to 3000 feet above sea level. The Northern half of Belize is below 300 feet above sea level and is very green and tropical. Also, being on the Caribbean sea, Belize has control over many small isleands and the Belize Barrier Reef.
Guatemala is just south of Mexico and touches both the Carribean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. There is a lot of green, jungle-like veggitation in the northern part of Guatemala. The southern half of Guatemala contains mountains that reach over 3000 feet above sea leavel, and contain snow at the top of the mountains.
Group 1: Explain the ecosystem of the Belize Barrier Reef, and include a web demonstrating the food chain of the reef.
Group 2: Decribe the ecosystem located in the mountain range in Guatemala, and how it is different/similar to that of the Mayan Mountain Range.
Group 3: Identify a crisis or concern in the ecology of Belize and/or Guatemala and how it is effecting the surrounding areas, plant and animal life.
Group 4: What benefits are found in the diversity of Belize and Guatemala? Can include medical, agricultural, industrial, geological, and historical elements.
Belize and Guatemala
Example: What does the geography of Belize and Guatemala look like?
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Belize
Here, The geography of Belize is very mountanious,in the souther half of the country. This half contains the Mayan Mountains. These mountains reach up to 3000 feet above sea level. The Northern half of Belize is below 300 feet above sea level and is very green and tropical. Also, being on the Caribbean sea, Belize has control over many small isleands and the Belize Barrier Reef.
http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcbelize.htm
http://maps.thefullwiki.org/Geography_of_Guatemala
Guatemala is just south of Mexico and touches both the Carribean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. There is a lot of green, jungle-like veggitation in the northern part of Guatemala. The southern half of Guatemala contains mountains that reach over 3000 feet above sea leavel, and contain snow at the top of the mountains.
Group 1: Explain the ecosystem of the Belize Barrier Reef, and include a web demonstrating the food chain of the reef.
Group 2: Decribe the ecosystem located in the mountain range in Guatemala, and how it is different/similar to that of the Mayan Mountain Range.
Group 3: Identify a crisis or concern in the ecology of Belize and/or Guatemala and how it is effecting the surrounding areas, plant and animal life.
Group 4: What benefits are found in the diversity of Belize and Guatemala? Can include medical, agricultural, industrial, geological, and historical elements.